Dual reamer holder for surgical use
US7115119B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D1/112
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical tool holder has a shank having a central axis, a first driveable end and second coupling end. The second end has a coupling device having interfaces each for mating with corresponding structures on the inside of a hollow reamer. The interfaces mate with centering structures at or near a base end of each tool, the tool being held in functional assembly to the shank by a releasable locking mechanism.
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